Sr. Software Engineer, Backend

The role

You will build AI-powered solutions across the Clinical Documentation and Medical Coding suite. You will design and build services, APIs, and tools that support SaaS products by working with product, design, and machine learning teams.

What you will do

• Build and land experiences at large healthcare organizations
• Create and maintain backend services and build on top of machine learning
• Design, build, and maintain shared APIs, tools, services, and applications
• Bring creative solutions and shape platform architecture
• Lead and participate in design discussions, planning sessions, and code reviews
• Partner with product, design, and machine learning teams
• Mentor junior engineers

Required qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of professional experience in software development or machine learning
• Software engineering experience in Python
• Proven track record with SaaS products
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Experience building consumer applications on top of ML pipelines
• Familiarity with FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Postgres
• Proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
• CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions
• Firm grasp of system design principles

Nice to have

• Experience with healthcare data exchange (FHIR, HL7, EDI)

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off (PTO)
• Expansive coverage for health, dental, and vision
• Employer contribution to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Generous parental leave policy
• Full employee coverage for life insurance
• Home office stipend
• Cell phone/internet reimbursement
• Company-paid holidays
• 401(K) plan

About the company

AKASA is building AI-native solutions for healthcare. Their products help health systems capture and communicate the patient clinical journey.